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UK politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 day ago

The Independent joins 120 high-profile names backing calls to end silencing lawsuits

UK campaigners demand anti-SLAPP legal protections to stop abusive lawsuits that silence speech, with 127 prominent signatories urging inclusion in the next King's Speech.
Law
fromElectronic Frontier Foundation
1 week ago

EFF to California Appeals Court: First Amendment Protects Journalist from Tech Executive's Meritless Lawsuit

California anti‑SLAPP law and the First Amendment bar a CEO's lawsuit aiming to silence truthful reporting of his felony domestic violence arrest.
Law
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 months ago

Judge Throws Out Truth Social's Defamation Lawsuit Against The Guardian

A Florida judge dismissed TMTG's defamation claims against The Guardian and others under Florida's anti‑SLAPP statute for lack of actual malice.
California
fromLos Angeles Times
2 months ago

Another judge rejects ex-Sheriff Alex Villanueva's lawsuit over L.A. County's 'do not rehire' label

A judge dismissed former LA County Sheriff Alex Villanueva's lawsuit alleging defamation, rights violations, and a 'do not rehire' designation under California's anti-SLAPP law.
fromAbove the Law
2 months ago

Court's Latest Order In Elon Musk Case Includes Pretty Glaring Hallucination - Above the Law

For those of us scouring filings for questionable AI screw-ups though, we now zoom to a handwritten insert included with the order, justifying the decision to allow the motion even if it technically missed a deadline based on Jones v. Goodman, 57 Cal.App.5th 521, where the court writes, that an amended motion should relate back to the initial motion "as long as the initial motion was in 'substantial compliance' with the governing rule."
Law
Intellectual property law
fromThe IP Law Blog
2 months ago

The Briefing: Reboot or Not? The Battle Between ER's Creator and Warner Bros Hits the Court of Appeal

Warner Bros. appealed after losing an anti-SLAPP motion in Roadrunner JMTC LLC v. Warner Bros., raising First Amendment and derivative-work disputes over The Pitt and ER.
National Football League
fromESPN.com
3 months ago

NFL aims to dismiss Gruden suit, now in state court

Nevada Supreme Court returned Jon Gruden's lawsuit to District Court while the NFL seeks prompt dismissal under Nevada's anti‑SLAPP protections.
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